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Welcome to the Norman Community Action Lab
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Community Action Lab Event #1
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Session #1: Strong Towns Core Principles
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Leadership Team Briefing #1: April 24, 2023
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Session #2: The Bottom-Up Approach
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Session #3 : The Growth Ponzi Scheme
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- 3.1. Introduction to the Growth Ponzi Scheme
- 3.2. Excerpt: Growth or Stability
- 3.3. Exploring the Transactions of the Growth Ponzi Scheme (8:33)
- 3.4. Bonus: This Ponzi Scheme Might END Suburban Prosperity (10:40)
- 3.5. Spotlight on Norman
- 3.6. Introduction to Visualizing Growth (1:08)
- 3.7. Visualizing Growth in Norman
- 3.8. Optional Deep Dive
- 3.9. Discussion
Session #4: How Do We Measure Success?
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Leadership Team Briefing #2: June 26, 2023
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Session #5: The Implications of a Sales Tax System
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Community Action Lab Event #2
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Session #6: Complex vs. Complicated
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Leadership Briefing #3: August 28, 2023
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Tough Conversations: Should Cities Run a Profit?
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Tough Conversations: What does development look like in a Strong Town?
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Local Lessons: Norman Success Stories
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Session #7: Municipal Government as the Highest Form of Collaboration
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Helpful Resources: Accessory Dwelling Units
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- Additional Resource: Accessory Dwelling Units
- Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit in Windsor, ON
- How to Navigate the Obstacles of Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Accessory Dwelling Units: A Flexible, Free-Market Housing Solution
- Big Win for ADUs: FHA To Count Rental Income for Mortgages
- The Controversy over Accessory Dwelling Units (14:07)
Session #8: Citizen as Developer
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Tough Conversations: Sales Tax
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Helpful Resource: Infill Development
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Helpful Resource: Pre-Approved Building Plans
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Leadership Team Briefing #4: October 23, 2023
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Session #9: Housing Trap
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- 9.0. Introduction
- 9.1. The Housing Ladder
- 9.2. Factors That Affect Housing
- 9.3. Responding to the Housing Challenge
- 9.4 The Next Smallest Steps: Legalizing Incremental Change
- 9.5. The Next Smallest Step: Accessory Dwelling Units
- 9.6 The Next Smallest Step: Encourage Infill Development With Pre-Approved Building Plans
- 9.7. Discussion
- 9.8. Deep Dive
Escaping the Housing Trap
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Community Action Lab Event #3
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Session #10: Transparent Local Accounting
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- 10.0. Introduction
- 10.1. #DoTheMath
- 10.2. The Challenge Presented by Modern Accounting Practices (9:17)
- 10.3. Assets and Liabilities (7:13)
- 10.4. Case Study: Repaving in Lake County
- 10.4.b. Case Study: Industrial Park in Medicine Hat, Alberta
- 10.5. Flying Blind
- 10.6. What Can We Do? (6:23)
- 10.7. Tough Conversations: Sales Tax
- 10.8. Deep Dive
Neighborhood Evolution Webinar
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Taking Action
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Pre-Approved Building Plans Webinar with Matthew Petty
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